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<\/p>\nThe fifth Kyushu U Connect event explores the many ways insects influence daily life, science, and technology. Held at Kyushu University Nishijin Plaza, this afternoon of bilingual presentations and discussions features researchers and students examining topics ranging from pest management and pathogen control to design engineering and edible vaccines. Following the talks, participants can join an open discussion session with the speakers.<\/p>\n
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Presentations<\/strong> \u2022 Lessons in Craft and Design from the Insects Around Us \u2022 Tiny Insects, Big Health: From Insect Factories to Edible Vaccines \u2022 Friend, Foe, or Future? The New Age of Insect Innovation The fifth Kyushu U Connect event explores the many ways insects influence daily life, science, and technology. Held at…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":178189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-178190","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-nishi-ku","event-type-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/178190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 The \u201cMushi\u201d that Infect Insects: The Curious World of Microsporidia
\nProf. Chisa Yasunaga-Aoki (Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Bioresource Sciences)<\/p>\n
\nToko Kitamura, Kaito Nakagawa, Nagito Imamura, and Shunta Amino (Kazuya Saito Lab, School of Design)<\/p>\n
\nProf. Jae Man Lee (Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Bioresource Sciences)<\/p>\n
\nBrian Blumberg (M2, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science)
\nEvan Chan (B2, School of Agriculture)<\/p>\nKyushu U Connect<\/h5>\n
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